Below is the first Bus Service Improvement Plan Stakeholder Update (BSIP) Newsletter, “visualising the bus related enhancements over recent years and what’s to come, all made possible by working in partnership”…

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 24, 2026 in News | 0 comments  The Southampton Enhanced Partnership (EP) comprises local bus operators, Southampton City Council and Hampshire Country Council.”  
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Dementia friendly events/activities for week beginning Monday 27 April 2026, for across Southampton. Courtesy of Caraway

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 24, 2026 in News | 0 comments   Dementia News, Southampton – April 2026 MEMORY CAFÉS   •  WELLBEING ACTIVITIES  •  OTHER CAFÉS Hi All Another month flies by, but it’s not finished yet! Reframing Dementia meets on Monday, Chai and Chat moves to its new venue on Wednesday and we hope you’ve got Saturday 9th May in your diary for our Ageing Well Fayre at St. Andrews URC on The Avenue, we’d love to see you there. Not...
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Groups of street drinkers on both sides of pavement of the former Flagship Coffee area – Portswood Broadway, 23/4/26

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 24, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments Groups of street drinkers on seating/decking area, and also outside former Flagship Coffee shop. Reported to the Police.    
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Six older men and one female drinker; alcohol from open cans – outside former Flagship Coffee, Portswood Broadway, Friday 24/4/26

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 24, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments On Friday 24th April at 1.50pm in the seating/decking area outside the former Flagship Coffee. Reported to Community Safety and also to the police at Portswood Police Station.
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A couple of recent incidents in our area (posted 23/4/26)

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 23, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments A couple of recent incidents in our area: Daily Echo 20/4/26: “Portswood Road a ‘fatality waiting to happen’ after car hits wall” (Echo 20/4/26) Southampton Police on Facebook 22.4.26: Southampton Police Facebook post: 22/4/26 – Stop and search on The...
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“Portswood Road a ‘fatality waiting to happen’ after car hits wall” (Echo 20/4/26)

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 23, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/26036991.portswood-road-fatality-waiting-happen-car-hits-wall/
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Southampton Police Facebook post: 22/4/26 – Stop and search on The Common

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 23, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments “With the weather getting ever warmer, our teams are carrying out regular patrols in the parks and open spaces across the city. These patrols have a focus on indecent exposure and offences of violence or of a sexual nature against women. But as officers, they are always keeping an eye out for any offences, and that’s what happened yesterday on the Common. After stopping a man for a...
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Four men on benches outside former FlagShip Coffee, Portswood Broadway – one open can of alcoholic drink

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 23, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments Certainly one appeared to have an open can of alcoholic drink, in contravention of the PSPO in Portswood. Seen on 23 April 2026 at 10am. No longer there when walking back at 11.30am. Reported to Community Safety and the Police (online)  
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